CUPE 727 is committed to supporting youth in our School District 70 Pacific Rim communities to help further their dreams in their future career paths. Below you will find three ways that CUPE 727 supports our youth with Scholarships and Bursaries.
1. CUPE 727 bursary – To apply for a Scholarship, please pick up a Scholarship package from ADSS (Alberni District Secondary School), in that package you will find the CUPE 727 application. Please see directly below at CUPE 727’s bylaw language to learn how to qualify.
The Committee shall consist of four (4) members who will select suitable graduating high
school recipients to receive bursaries which will in total, not amount to over three thousand
($3,000) dollars in June of each year. To qualify for this bursary the student must be the
child of a current member in good standing of CUPE Local 727. The recipient will supply
proof of registration to the CUPE 727 Secretary-Treasurer before they receive their cheque.
2. Post Secondary Bursary – Required Criteria:
To be eligible, recipients must have graduated within the past five (5) years.
• Recipients must have successfully completed a minimum of one (1) year of Post Secondary Education.
• Recipients must be a child or grandchild of a Local 727 member who is employed in the School District.
• Application deadline is October 31st.
• Bursary recipients must supply “Proof of Registration” to an accredited post secondary institution before they receive their cheque.
Cupe Continuing Post-Secondary Bursary Application
3. Eighth Avenue Learning Centre Bursary – EALC staff will also select a recipient for one (1) seven hundred and fifty dollar ($750.00) dollar CUPE Memorial EALC Bursary. To qualify for this bursary, the student must be an EALC student. The recipient will supply proof of registration to the CUPE Secretary-Treasurer before they receive their cheque.